Re: More yeast

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I don't quite understand... when and where exactly do you add the
yeast starter to the the drink? And is it accompanied by the regular
couple of doses of yeast?

--- TerraCore Communications
wrote:
> Yes and no. Adding more yeast, VIGOROUS fermentation will
begin
> faster, which can cut a few days off of the time. But if you add
3x yeast
> it will not ferment at 3x time, 4x yeast doesn't cut the time down
to
> 25%. If you are interested in speeding up the process without
using all
> your yeast I recommend that you make a yeast "starter" by adding a
dose or
> two of yeast to a 1/4 cup of tepid water with 1 or tsp of sugar.
Let that
> sit for an hour before adding to the EZ Caps yeast. The yeast will
> multiply a few (million?) times, giving you a good head start.
It's also
> a good technique to use for beginning difficult fermentations like
citrus
> juices.
>
> At 09:22 PM 3/11/2004 +0000, you wrote:
> >Will a drink ferment faster if you add extra yeast? For instance,
if
> >you put 2 times the recommended amount of yeast, will it produce
> >alcohol twice as fast?
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
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